Bill Text: MN HF2343 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Engrossed
Bill Title: Game and fish licenses availability required by electronic transaction, and money appropriated.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-29 - HF indefinitely postponed [HF2343 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF2343-Engrossed.html
1.2relating to natural resources; requiring the availability of game and fish licenses
1.3by electronic transaction; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 84.027, subdivision 15.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 15. Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an
1.8application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety
1.9training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner
1.10by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section97A.472 , electronic
1.11and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:
1.12 (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions,
1.13including by telephone;
1.14 (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or
1.15fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as
1.16temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until
1.17the license or registration is received or expires;
1.18 (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic
1.19transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an
1.20additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;
1.21 (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent
1.22of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An
1.23electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic
1.24bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The
2.1sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and
2.2state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent
2.3of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The
2.4fee is not required by state law.";
2.5 (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be
2.6paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system.
2.7The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly
2.8overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing
2.9system; and
2.10 (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.
2.11 (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission
2.12established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures
2.13of chapter 14 and section14.386 does not apply.
2.14 (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision,
2.15including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the
2.16natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.
2.17(d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by
2.18electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation
2.19law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
2.20has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and
2.21budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions,
2.22amounts necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are
2.23appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
2.24As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other
2.25state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to
2.26the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is
2.27applicable supersedes and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph.
1.3by electronic transaction; appropriating money;amending Minnesota Statutes
1.42010, section 84.027, subdivision 15.
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 84.027, subdivision 15, is amended to read:
1.7 Subd. 15. Electronic transactions. (a) The commissioner may receive an
1.8application for, sell, and issue any license, stamp, permit, pass, sticker, gift card, safety
1.9training certification, registration, or transfer under the jurisdiction of the commissioner
1.10by electronic means, including by telephone. Notwithstanding section
1.11and telephone transactions may be made outside of the state. The commissioner may:
1.12 (1) provide for the electronic transfer of funds generated by electronic transactions,
1.13including by telephone;
1.14 (2) assign an identification number to an applicant who purchases a hunting or
1.15fishing license or recreational vehicle registration by electronic means, to serve as
1.16temporary authorization to engage in the activity requiring a license or registration until
1.17the license or registration is received or expires;
1.18 (3) charge and permit agents to charge a fee of individuals who make electronic
1.19transactions and transactions by telephone or Internet, including issuing fees and an
1.20additional transaction fee not to exceed $3.50;
1.21 (4) charge and permit agents to charge a convenience fee not to exceed three percent
1.22of the cost of the license to individuals who use electronic bank cards for payment. An
1.23electronic licensing system agent charging a fee of individuals making an electronic
1.24bank card transaction in person must post a sign informing individuals of the fee. The
2.1sign must be near the point of payment, clearly visible, include the amount of the fee, and
2.2state: "License agents are allowed by state law to charge a fee not to exceed three percent
2.3of the cost of state licenses to persons who use electronic bank cards for payment. The
2.4fee is not required by state law.";
2.5 (5) establish, by written order, an electronic licensing system commission to be
2.6paid by revenues generated from all sales made through the electronic licensing system.
2.7The commissioner shall establish the commission in a manner that neither significantly
2.8overrecovers nor underrecovers costs involved in providing the electronic licensing
2.9system; and
2.10 (6) adopt rules to administer the provisions of this subdivision.
2.11 (b) The fees established under paragraph (a), clauses (3) and (4), and the commission
2.12established under paragraph (a), clause (5), are not subject to the rulemaking procedures
2.13of chapter 14 and section
2.14 (c) Money received from fees and commissions collected under this subdivision,
2.15including interest earned, is annually appropriated from the game and fish fund and the
2.16natural resources fund to the commissioner for the cost of electronic licensing.
2.17(d) Game and fish licenses under chapters 97A, 97B, and 97C shall be available by
2.18electronic transaction, regardless of whether all or any part of the biennial appropriation
2.19law for the department has been enacted. If, by July 1 of an odd-numbered year, legislation
2.20has not been enacted to appropriate money to the commissioner of management and
2.21budget for central accounting, procurement, payroll, and human resources functions,
2.22amounts necessary to operate those functions for the purpose of this paragraph are
2.23appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of management and budget.
2.24As necessary, the commissioner may transfer a portion of this appropriation to other
2.25state agencies to support carrying out these functions. Any subsequent appropriation to
2.26the commissioner of management and budget for a biennium in which this section is
2.27applicable supersedes and replaces the funding authorized in this paragraph.
